willis3
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When I first started on TRT a couple years ago I had a doc who in retrospect didn't know much about TRT. He put me on Androgel per my request due to three blood tests in a row showing testosterone levels well below normal. He put me on Androgel 5 g per day. However somebody must have told this guy some horror stories because he was convinced I was going to get prostate cancer. My dht was elevated almost double the range but I think he overreacted and he put me on Finasteride (a whole pill every day). After a few weeks I started complaining of mild gyno and low sex drive. My blood tests showed elevated estrogen (estradiol) so he put me on 1 mg arimidex per day. Plus he said that I could use Nolvadex as well at 20 mg per day as long as gyno symptoms were ther. About three months into it I looked pretty good but something wasn't right in terms of sex drive. He said it would be fine, it was probably just stress. I read up and all fingers pointed towards the finasteride. Against his wishes I stopped taking it and refused to take it any longer. He said he could no longer write for androgel if i wasn't going to protect my prostate. I found another doctor who didn't feel the need to force feed me finasteride. I think he knew a little more but still he didn't seem too knowledgable in the field. I went on taking the arimidex and he bumped me up to 10 g androgel per day. I was my total test was up there and free test was pretty good too. However the new doc I'm seeing and have been going to for a year now has me on 100 mg test cyp. per week, hcg 250 iu 2x per week, dim complex, not to mention thyroid replacement and hgh. My total levels are excellent (TESTOSTERONE) top of the range and my shbg is a little on the low side. My estradiol (e2) is mid range, however my free test is low normal. My progesterone was a little elevated. My question is this. Could taking finasteride for an extended period of time have made my androgen receptors less sensitive? Would that mean that I would need a higher than normal testosterone level in order to reach my optimal free test levels?